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The and Lee Selby 31 Women’s boxing 42 Gina Hopkins views expressed within the 18 Oscar Valdez 32 Jack Scarrott 45 Jack Marshman magazine do not necessarily reflect those of the publishers. 20 Andrew Selby 33 Dai Dower 46 MMA round-up © Copyright Bocsio magazine Many thanks to Sebastian Heger/Team Sauerland for the cover picture of Juergen Braehmer Issue 13 www.bocsiomagazine.co.uk BOCSIO MAGAZINE 3 COLUMN In his regular Bocsio column, former Ring Magazine trainer of the year Enzo Calzaghe outlines how Nathan Cleverly can reclaim a world title when he faces Juergen Braehmer in Germany Enzo Calzaghe: Corner can win it for Cleverly was delighted when I heard my didn’t have to go for the fight with nuts watching it. former fighter Nathan Cleverly had Nathan, he had options – he’s picked I created Nathan’s style and knew secured another shot at a world this one because he think he’ll win. what to do to make him win… you Ititle and would love him to take If Nathan’s going to win, he has to look at him fighting and then, in the Juergen Braehmer’s WBA light- play his opponent at his own game, to corner, tell him what he’s doing right heavyweight crown in Germany on 1 be cute, smart, use his jab, move and and wrong. And don’t just whisper it October. Nathan’s had a few losses, turn. He’s not going to be able to rely to him… you have to really drill it in, I but that’s not the end of the world – on power – Braehmer’s too clever, he’s used to go mad in the corner. If I was not every fighter can be a Floyd been through it all, he knows how to in the corner for the Braehmer fight Mayweather or a Joe Calzaghe! He move away from trouble. Nathan I’d insist on perfection every round was a world champion, and he can be needs to be careful, he doesn’t need and tell him you’ve got the ability, one again – he’s got the ability, to be throwing huge numbers of now show it. Stop using power rather although for various reasons he punches in one round. Although his than brains – he hasn’t got the power doesn’t always show it. punches in bunches are a strength, he to overcome a lack of brain work. But he’s got a tough challenge on comes forward in straight lines. It probably goes to points and you his hands. Braehmer’s a cute fighter, Nathan wins on being cute, not have to be realistic and say that, in very intelligent… he brings an old- with work-rate. He’s got the ability, Germany, Braehmer’s probably fashioned German style, he’s a what he hasn’t got is the power of a already two rounds up before the southpaw and a smart cookie. He one-punch knock-out. His brain has to fight starts. We knew that when there rule his heart, he has to jab, jab, jab… was all the talk of Joe going to Nathan knows this already, his heart’s Germany to fight Sven Ottke, but it’s been ruling his brain too often. Forget no different to what goes on in shows about passion and show-boating for in the USA or England, the home the public, he gets too sucked up in fighter gets favoured. that. He’s there for business, to win I have to say that when I went with coolly and calmly. Joe to Germany for the Mario Veit That’s where the corner work will fight in 2005, although there was be crucial, corners win fights. Nathan trepidation going out there, we had a needs a proper trainer who knows his fantastic time. The Germans were so moves and what to say at the crucial honest and welcoming, they were time – he hasn’t always had that. I’d loveable people and we had a great argue furiously with Nathan’s father time. The promoters made us feel Vince, who would delude his son, good, we had a great hotel where we telling him he was unbeatable and were treated like kings and – when could never lose. I told Vince that Joe knocked Veit out in the sixth – when my son Joe was fighting I gave everyone applauded. Veit said he’d him a 99% chance of winning – never never faced anyone like Joe and had 100%. full respect for him. You have to leave that possibility So being in Germany shouldn’t be a open, no-one’s immortal. That meant fear factor. It’s a great chance for that, when Joe went down, there was Nathan to get another world belt and, no panic, no shock. I told him to suck if he wins it, he’ll be in control of his it up and get on with it. When Nathan career, able to pick his own path. went down against Sergey Kovalev, My heart obviously wants Nathan his corner panicked and were shocked to win, after all the years I’ve trained Nathan Cleverly because they weren’t prepared for it. with him. But, in reality, I have to put Photo courtesy of Andrew Heard Photography They didn’t know what to say and the odds at 60-40 in favour of gave him the wrong advice… I went Braehmer. 4 BOCSIO MAGAZINE www.bocsiomagazine.co.uk Issue 13 COLUMN the health of the athletes, boxing’s and beat Ashira one-handed. Has Brook not a game – it can destroy a fighter, physically and mentally. Professionals know how to dodge the damaging Stunned by put money shots and cover them… amateurs don’t have that experience and it’s Maccarinelli ring very dangerous. I’d never train an over amateur if he was going to fight a return professional. When I heard that Enzo Maccarinelli ambition? had decided to fight on, I was One-armed shocked. I haven’t got a clue why Any boxer has to have swagger, a he’s doing it, it’s a dangerous move touch of vanity and the belief you can wonders and there’s nothing whatsoever he win. If you don’t, you don’t step into can gain from it. Hearing about Deontay Wilder that ring, especially at world level. After his last knock-out I spoke to outboxing then stopping Chris Kell Brook’s made a big jump up in him and told him I feared for him, Arreola despite having a broken weight to challenge one of the most that he’d given too much to boxing. I hand, I couldn’t help thinking of so feared fighters in the world in told him everyone looked at him as a many of Joe’s fights. Gennady Golovkin. I’m sure he thinks legend and asked how his family, his I thought in particular of the Evans he’s got a system to win, that GGG has wife and children, would feel seeing Ashira bout… early in the fight Joe never faced anyone like him. GGG’s him going down like that again? came back to the corner and said not that big, Brook’s never been Forget the money. Forget wanting ‘Dad, my left hand’s gone’. I said ‘Joe, beaten… he certainly has a chance. to get to 50 fights – it doesn’t matter. shut up, don’t show anything’. I told But the fact that it’s yet another All that matters is your health – look him to jab, jab, jab, and he won it PPV show drives me mad and you have what happened to guys like Joe with one hand. These guys are to think that Brook’s taken it for the Frazier and Muhammad Ali. gladiators, it’s not a joke. money. There were other routes he Enzo was a class fighter, a world The automatic thing to do may could have chosen, you wouldn’t pick champion… I don’t want him to seem to be to pull a fighter out, but GGG… he’s an awesome fighter and destroy his legacy and become a this was my son and I sent him out when he lands, he LANDS.